#2E748E#2E748E
#2E748E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.080 H 226.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E748E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 116, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.67, -13.22, -20.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.67, 24.49, 237.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.61% -0.0556 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.61% 0.08 226) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2526, 15.0233, 27.8400) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.39
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.46
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.09
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.46
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.51
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E748E #8E482E
analogous
#2E8E78 #2E748E #2E448E
triadic
#2E748E #8E2E74 #748E2E
tetradic
#2E748E #782E8E #8E482E #448E2E
square
#2E748E #782E8E #8E482E #448E2E
split-complementary
#2E748E #8E2E44 #8E782E
monochromatic
#102832 #1F4E60 #2E748E #3D9ABC #68B3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#2E748E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#2E748E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E748E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E748E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E748E | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.00 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66728F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#58688E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e748e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 116, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.080 226.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#729caf',
500: '#2e748e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e748e; $custom-light: #729caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e748e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 116,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.25,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52614,
"c": 0.08009,
"h": 226
},
"luminance": 0.15025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E748E
secondary
#B57963
accent
#744DDB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F